Quiet Collapse

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Prompt / Lyrics
(Verse 1)
They say my name like it’s already known
Like I’m a headline carved in stone
“Future star,” yeah they repeat
While I can barely move my feet

Cleats on grass, the crowd gets loud
They see a king, I feel a cloud
Every cheer just feels too far
From who I am behind the scar

(Pre-Chorus)
They talk ‘bout stadium lights
Like I was born to shine
But they don’t see the fights
That happen in my mind

(Chorus)
They got high hopes, say I’m gonna go far
Say I’m the fire, say I’m the spark
But I’m fading in the dark, can’t let it show
While they’re all telling me how far I’ll go

They lean on me like I won’t break
Like I’m more than I can take
I smile while I lose control
Yeah, they see the dream—
But they don’t see the toll

(Verse 2)
Coach says, “You’re built for this”
But I’m just trying to coexist
With every thought that cuts me down
Every silence, every sound

Late nights staring at the wall
Feeling ten feet high then small
Every win just feels pretend
Like I’m nearing some kind of end

(Pre-Chorus)
They talk ‘bout legacy
Like it’s already mine
But there’s a war in me
I’m losing all the time

(Chorus)
They got high hopes, say I’m gonna go far
Say I’m the fire, say I’m the spark
But I’m fading in the dark, can’t let it show
While they’re all telling me how far I’ll go

They lean on me like I won’t break
Like I’m more than I can take
I smile while I lose control
Yeah, they see the dream—
But they don’t see the toll

(Bridge)
And I’m breaking quietly
Piece by piece, invisibly
Every step, I feel the weight
Of every word they celebrate

If I fall, would they still stay?
Or just look the other way?
I don’t know how much I can hold
When I’m this tired, this alone

(Soft Chorus)
They got high hopes… I’m gonna go far
But I don’t even know who we are
Me and the shadow I’ve become
Running from what I can’t outrun

(Outro)
So I lace my boots, step on the field
Hide the wounds I never healed
They see a future, bright and gold…
I feel myself just losing hold